WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION AND POWER TRANSMISSION USING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES HAVING PROPERTIES OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC CAVITY
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1. A method for an aircraft, the method comprising using an aircraft structure having properties of an electromagnetic cavity to enhance wireless transmission for at least one of wireless data communication and wireless power transmission.
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Abstract
An aircraft structure having properties of an electromagnetic cavity is used to enhance wireless transmission for at least one of wireless data communication and wireless power transmission.
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22 Claims
- 1. A method for an aircraft, the method comprising using an aircraft structure having properties of an electromagnetic cavity to enhance wireless transmission for at least one of wireless data communication and wireless power transmission.
- 5. A method for an aircraft, the method comprising electromagnetically coupling selected aircraft structures having properties of an electromagnetic cavity to form a wireless bus.
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13. An aircraft comprising:
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a plurality of structures having properties of an electromagnetic cavity; and means for electromagnetically coupling cavities formed by the structures together to provide a cavity-assisted RF pathway for wireless transmission for at least one of wireless data communication and wireless power transmission.
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14. An aircraft comprising:
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a plurality of aircraft structures having properties of an electromagnetic cavity, the structures forming at least one cavity-assisted RF pathway; a plurality of wireless electrical systems having their radiating elements within cavities of certain structures, the structures used to enhance wireless transmission by the systems. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a plurality of structures having properties of an electromagnetic cavity; a wireless system including transmit and receive antennas; and means for electromagnetically coupling selected structures to enhance wireless transmission for at least one of wireless data communication and wireless power transmission between the transmit and receive antennas, the antennas within cavities of certain selected structures.
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